Sometimes I have, what I think is a great idea, but the execution of that idea leaves me wondering.

Case in point, my recent decision to sew the little man an Easter Basket. And heck, while I was at it, I’d sew an extra one for the growing acrobat in my belly.

So… I searched the net until I found one that: (1) I liked and (2) looked easy enough for a limited seamstress like me (ok, I’m not a seamstress, but if you write “sewer” it’s something your toilet flushes into, not someone who sews.)

I took a few (several) liberties with a couple of patterns/tutorials and came up with these little cuties. And I’ve got to admit that I’m pretty proud of myself. Tthat tapping sound you’re hearing is me patting myself on the back.

Hippity-hoppety Easter Baskets

Truth is, it was easy but I learned a few things along the way: Are you paying attention, Kate?Because this is important…

have an idea of what you’re doing before you try to alter the pattern (the basket in the tutorial is pretty small and I decided to make mine a little bigger. I guessed at measurements instead of thinking about it and paid the price of re-doing some stuff)

I don’t like sewing on buttons or doing embroidery. Must avoid these two tasks in the future.

Linen frays a lot and isn’t fun to work with. Avoid using it in future projects if at all possible

Read the instructions carefully – I’m not an experienced sewerseamstress and I made the mistake of just looking at the pretty pictures instead of actually reading the instructions for a few steps. Mistake. Re-do.

7 Responses to Homemade Easter Basket – Sew Easy?

Very, very soon Katie. Are you a fan on my eclothusa.com facebook page or have you signed up for the newsletter? I’ll post on the facebook page when they’re available. I was hoping for earlier this week but hopefully within the next couple of days.

Maria – it’s a Nikon D3100, which was a free replacement for our D40X that died on us (it was the first time I was happy to have bought an extended warranty). The D3100 is OK. It has video but I find the “face capture” on the video to be infuriating so don’t use it. It does take great pics though.